"beat to the punch" em Chinese (Traditional)

搶在前面搶先一步

Definição

在別人之前做或說某事，尤其是在有競爭或想搶先的時候。

主要用於口語，表示良性競爭或對方搶先一步的驚訝。常見於工作、運動或日常對話。類似表達：“搶先”，“先下手為強”。不適用於嚴重或負面的情境。

I wanted to ask the question, but she beat me to the punch.

我本來想問這個問題，但她**搶在前面了**。

He beat me to the punch and finished the report first.

他**搶先一步**，先完成了報告。

We wanted to launch the product, but a competitor beat us to the punch.

我們本想推出產品，但競爭對手**搶在前面了**。

If you don’t hurry up and ask her out, someone else might beat you to the punch.

如果你不快點約她出去，可能會有人**搶先一步**。

I thought I had the best idea, but John beat me to the punch with his proposal.

我以為我的想法最好，結果約翰**搶先一步**提出了他的建議。

By the time I got to the store, someone had already beaten me to the punch and bought the last one.

我到商店時，已經有人**搶先**把最後一個買走了。